1/16/2009 @ 4:00PM

In Depth: America's Best Snowy Drives

Seward Highway, Alaska

Distance: 120 miles from Anchorage to Seward, Alaska.

Nearby City: Seward, Alaska.

Climate: Average snowfall in Anchorage is 90 inches each winter, with much more snow in the higher elevations.

Don’t miss: The Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival on the third weekend of January. In 1986, a large group of swimmers wearing costumes jumped into Resurrection Bay, and since then increasingly large crowds have flocked to Seward to participate. The festival now includes craft bazaars, turkey bowling, oyster-slurping contests and local musicians.